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Temperament

Your baby's temperament will have a huge influence on the way you put your baby to sleep and/or sleep train. But, there are other facets of your baby's personality that may influence your baby's sleep (or lack thereof), too. This article will talk about shy babies, introverts, and extroverts and how that may or may not affect your baby's sleep.
If your baby is shy, she most likely looks away (or cries) when a stranger smiles at her or your toddler will grab your leg and hold on tight when

Welcome to the final article of my Baby Temperament & Sleep Series. If you are just joining us, you may want to start with Part 1, where I define baby temperament.
During this series, we have reviewed 9 temperament traits that make up all of our personalities and seen how they might affect the way you help your baby or toddler sleep better. I've grouped some of the temperaments together to give you some ideas on helping your baby or toddler sleep better.
Adaptable, Regular, and Positive

Welcome to Part 10 (and our final temperament trait) of my Baby Temperament and Sleep Series. If you are just joining us, you may want to start with Part 1, where I define baby temperament. This article will discuss your baby's mood as a baby temperament trait. In the next couple of weeks, I will give you a quiz to determine your child's temperament.
Baby Temperament - Mood
Your child's mood is generally how happy and smiley she is versus the child who is more serious in nature or

Welcome to Part 9 of my Baby Temperament and Sleep Series. If you are just joining us, you may want to start with Part 1, where I define baby temperament. This article will discuss your baby's first reaction as a baby temperament trait. At the end of the series, I will give you a quiz to determine your child's temperament.
Baby Temperament - First Reaction
When a person is presented with a new food, idea, social situation, person to meet, or a new place to visit, some people

Welcome to Part 8 of my Baby Temperament and Sleep Series. If you are just joining us, you may want to start with Part 1, where I define baby temperament. This article will discuss energy as a baby temperament trait. At the end of the series, I will give you a quiz to determine your child's temperament.
Baby Temperament - Energy
Your child's energy level is how much she sits quietly versus runs or moves around. Some kids are always on the move. But, just because your toddler

Welcome to Part 7 of my Baby Temperament and Sleep Series. If you are just joining us, you may want to start with Part 1, where I define baby temperament. This article will discuss regularity as a baby temperament trait. At the end of the series, I will give you a quiz to determine your child's temperament.
Baby Temperament - Regularity
Your baby's regularity is how predictable her schedule is from day to day. There are some babies whom you can set the clock by. They wake up at

Welcome to Part 6 of my Baby Temperament and Sleep Series. If you are just joining us, you may want to start with Part 1, where I define baby temperament. This article will discuss adaptability as a baby temperament trait. At the end of the series, I will give you a quiz to determine your child's temperament.
Baby Temperament - Adaptability
Your baby's adaptability is how quickly your child adapts to changes in schedules and routine. Slow to adapt children often cry or fuss

Welcome to Part 5 of my Baby Temperament and Sleep Series. If you are just joining us, you may want to start with Part 1, where I define baby temperament. This article will discuss perceptiveness as a baby temperament trait. At the end of the series, I will give you a quiz to determine your child's temperament.
Baby Temperament - Perceptiveness
Your baby's perceptiveness is how much your child notices things like people, colors, and noises. A perceptive child may forget

Welcome to Part 4 of my Baby Temperament and Sleep Series. If you are just joining us, you may want to start with Part 1, where I define baby temperament. In part 2, I discussed baby temperament trait, intensity, and in part 3, I reviewed persistence. This article will review sensitivity. At the end of the series, I will give you a quiz to determine your child's temperament.
Baby Temperament - Sensitivity
Your baby's sensitivity is how aware your child is to noises and